Sale reports / Tennessee / Dickson Livestock Auction / 2025-09-01

Dickson Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dickson, Tennessee · Mon, Sep 1
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2064
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,108 head
469 vs last sale 1,577 1,108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
47 vs last sale 152 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
92 vs last sale 129 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereYearling Special (Annual)Fri Nov 21, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder Steers & Feeder Bulls mostly steady, Feeder Heifers steady to $3.00 higher, Slaughter Cows $2.00-$4.00 lower, Slaughter Bulls not well established. Quality fair to fancy, Demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $379.52/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 68.42 against this barn's trailing median of $447.95.
Average price
$379.52
95 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$556
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$82.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.67
vs TN average
37.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562390.162,19467
Medium and Large 2553357.651,97626
Small 1533307.501,6372thin
One grade step is worth $82.66/cwt here — about $556 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
502455408361median 447.9512/1503/0204/2706/2208/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.74, low $375.33, median $447.95 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale95 hd
379.52
TN average11 barns · 393 hd
382.19
−2.67
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
−37.01
This barn, trailing median30 sales
447.95
−68.42
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,671195.733,27116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,454168.962,45724
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,171163.531,91537
CowsLean 85-90%High958148.231,41918

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$3,0682thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$2,73711
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$2,6752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,125$2,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$2,2424thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$2,1752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)940$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,345$3,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$3,1004thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$2,7001thin

Every lot, as filed

115 lots · USDA AMS · Dickson Regional Livestock Center - Dickson, TN
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600575361.37/cwt342.00–370.002,07848
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470374.31/cwt365.00–380.001,75918
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy700–750740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1461
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy600–650630307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,9341
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450437358.85/cwt355.00–370.001,5689
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650635336.67/cwt325.00–345.002,13822
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450416441.97/cwt435.00–447.001,8398
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600574382.62/cwt380.00–390.002,19642
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476426.20/cwt400.00–442.002,02919
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520390.08/cwt385.00–400.002,0289
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750721373.72/cwt368.00–378.002,69530
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300250612.00/cwt612.00–612.001,5302
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375399.25/cwt380.00–410.001,4975
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550509375.97/cwt370.00–380.001,9145
SteersSmall 1550–600555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
SteersSmall 1500–550510335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7091
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550526388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,0419
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350336506.73/cwt495.00–540.001,7038
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700668350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3386
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800785327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,5672
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450413415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7145
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420390.71/cwt370.00–410.001,6412
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860295.58/cwt287.00–300.002,5426
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600584325.30/cwt305.00–337.001,9006
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500483345.36/cwt330.00–355.001,6688
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700668305.29/cwt302.00–315.002,0394
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550531368.92/cwt355.00–385.001,95980
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530349.78/cwt345.00–352.001,8545
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350321436.73/cwt410.00–450.001,4029
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800773293.48/cwt292.00–295.002,2692
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3003
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,8983
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900885327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,8941
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700662341.88/cwt340.00–355.002,2638
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650629378.18/cwt370.00–397.002,37945
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750719360.26/cwt355.00–367.002,5908
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300255520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3261
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800774341.91/cwt332.00–362.002,6465
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400388471.20/cwt462.00–485.001,82813
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850832334.01/cwt332.00–337.002,7795
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700681370.29/cwt360.00–392.002,5229
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500494369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,8237
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750736319.18/cwt315.00–320.002,3496
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800784365.75/cwt365.75–365.752,86757
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650634349.76/cwt340.00–354.002,2179
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650626414.45/cwt402.00–416.002,59473
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700684415.75/cwt415.75–415.752,844148
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600555410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,27616
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added950–1000998312.00/cwt312.00–312.003,1142
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400–450420422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,7722
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 3-4500–550525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4441
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600563353.29/cwt320.00–365.001,98921
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600562358.62/cwt340.00–370.002,01524
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1111
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1601
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472370.10/cwt352.00–380.001,74711
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550544343.33/cwt340.00–345.001,8683
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy500–550502400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0085
CowsLean 85-90%892158.26/cwt153.00–167.001,4125
CowsLean 85-90%1,001145.78/cwt142.00–152.001,45910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,444168.00/cwt166.00–175.002,42622
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298184.01/cwt176.00–190.002,3884
CowsBoner 80-85%1,181165.03/cwt160.00–168.001,94923
CowsLean 85-90%922139.68/cwt137.00–142.001,2883
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565179.49/cwt179.00–180.002,8092
CowsBoner 80-85%1,097151.88/cwt148.00–157.001,66610
Bulls1,841196.52/cwt190.00–204.003,6188
Bulls1,932214.21/cwt205.00–220.004,1393
Bulls1,352181.98/cwt180.00–184.002,4603
BullsLight Weight1,080185.49/cwt185.00–186.002,0032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1882,719.88/head2,550.00–3,025.002,7206
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,0622,756.93/head2,250.00–3,050.002,7575
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5053,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1482,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-31,1252,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-39471,889.79/head1,700.00–2,250.001,8903
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3183,067.74/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0682
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,3302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3453,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2453,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3083,074.86/head3,000.00–3,150.003,0752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29702,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1752
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-29602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426425.96/cwt410.00–432.001,81510
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667327.99/cwt320.00–342.002,18822
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850802250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0053
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750721323.22/cwt302.00–332.002,3304
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800765315.55/cwt300.00–322.002,4146
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450432375.53/cwt370.00–390.001,6227
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400364412.59/cwt405.00–415.001,5024
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000990225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2282
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy650–700660282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,8611
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9882
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350312473.21/cwt470.00–475.001,4763
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700680334.52/cwt325.00–340.002,2757
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715326.64/cwt312.00–329.002,33513
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620310.65/cwt300.00–322.001,9262
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464412.06/cwt402.00–422.001,9125
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373446.34/cwt430.00–462.001,6657
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300295520.00/cwt500.00–530.001,5343
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650614343.03/cwt327.00–347.002,1065
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400381405.05/cwt400.00–420.001,5434
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600585335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9601
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4002
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550535356.08/cwt350.00–360.001,90524
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429381.70/cwt380.00–385.001,6376

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.